Health & safety
We regulate health and safety for the entire mainline rail network in Britain, as well as London Underground, light rail, trams and the heritage sector.
Economic regulation
We regulate Network Rail and other railway networks including the Channel Tunnel and High Speed 1.
Consumers
We undertake a range of work to improve the passenger experience in areas such as compensation, retailing of train tickets and passenger accessibility.
Operator access to the network
If a railway operator wants to access the railway network, they have to apply to us for a track access agreement.
Operator licences & exemptions
We issue licences and licence exemptions to railway operators.
Roads
We are responsible for monitoring and enforcing the performance and efficiency of National Highways.
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Authorisations
New, major, upgraded or renewed infrastructure or rolling stock projects we have authorised into service.
ORR careers
Our people have an exciting mix of skills, backgrounds and levels of experience.
Train driver licences
Information you need to know about train driver licences.
Popular publications
Accessible Travel Policy guidance
Guidance for train and station operators.
Periodic review 2023
The current 2023 periodic review (PR23) of Network Rail's outputs and funding for control period 7 (2024 to 2029).
RM3
The Risk Management Maturity Model is the criteria we use to assess an organisation's ability to achieve excellence when controlling health and safety risks.